News from the Station

Beetle Lab Makes Headlines at UVA!
January 31, 2012

Forked Fungus Beetle research at MLBS makes local UVA paper.

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DOWNLOAD 2012 Program Material
January 27, 2012

Links to Recruiting Material for 2012 Summer Session

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POSITIONS OPEN: Summer Assistant to the Station Manager
January 24, 2012

Link to UVA HR Application Form:   jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=66282

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Early-Career Fellowships Available
January 20, 2012

The University of Virginia’s, MLBS is excited to offer a limited number of fellowships to support station and residency costs for researchers to explore new projects or collect preliminary data. This is a rare opportunity to make an extended stay of up to 2 months at one of North America’s premier field stations at no cost to the researcher.  Preference will be given to individuals and projects with the potential to develop into long-term research activities at the Station.

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POSITION OPEN: MLBS Station Manager
January 12, 2012

STATION MANAGER:  Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia

Annual Salary Range: $36,364- 63,636

Link to this full announcement:  http://mlbs.org/node/518 
Link to UVA HR Application Form: jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=66297

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Artists at MLBS, 2011 Drawing Class a Huge Success
July 28, 2011

Nature has been the muse of artists for centuries. Students in Megan Marlatt's summer class are learning firsthand how powerful that inspiration is.

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MLBS joins "Discover Life" Project
June 18, 2010

In June 2010, MLBS joined Discover Life to train local staff and volunteers, build customized identification guides to the site's vascular plants, and start monitoring the site's moths, wildflowers, and lichens through photography. MLBS is one of the first sites in Discover Life's network of field sites to predict and manage the impacts of climate change, invasive species, and pollution on species and their interactions.

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Organism of the Day
July 15, 2011 American Chestnut / Castanea dentata
June 24, 2011 Northern Water Snake / Nerodia sipedon sipedon
June 17, 2011 Fly Poison / Amianthium muscaetoxicum; also, A. muscitoxicum
June 15, 2011 Eastern Chipmunk / Tamias Striatus
July 30, 2010 Rodent Bot Fly Larvae / Cuterebra (fontinella?)
July 07, 2010 American Bullfrog / Rana catesbeiana
June 28, 2010 Barometer Earthstar / Astraeus hygrometricus
June 24, 2010 Bull Thistle / Cirsium vulgare
June 23, 2010 Ashy Gray Lady Beetle / Olla v-nigrum
June 22, 2010 Northern Highbush and Lowbush Blueberries / Vaccinium spp.

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Echoes: Newsletter of Mountain Lake Biological Station

Winter 2012
Fall / Winter 2010
Spring / Summer 2010
Spring / Summer 2009
Fall / Winter 2008

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